Importing ProRes results in washed out video

jimingo-1 wrote on 4/2/2018, 3:49 PM

When I import a ProRes file in to Vegas (file was creatied in Premiere), the colors and contrast are not being displayed properly. Is there some kind of setting I'm missing for Vegas to see the clip as it really is (instead of seeing it as washed out)? Also, when comparing the clip in Vegas to Premiere, Vegas's scopes see the clip as limited (like a broadcast filter was put on it) but Premiere does not. Premiere sees it just like the original. I think Vegas is somehow displaying the wrong color info. Any help would be appreciated.

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Musicvid wrote on 4/7/2018, 10:12 PM

I have removed the offending post in respect to your reaction, which is different than my intention.

On a subject that was already exhausted before my comment, I can only say that the lack of consistent handoff between Vegas and Premiere has been a frustrating experience for me, and for some guys who are far more technically savvy than you or me.

So trying to answer more questions about the multitude of permutations those inconsistencies produce (possibly 2^5 or 32, see article) simply begins to seem futile, meaning counterproductive. I'm sure that frustration is what you picked up on, and to the degree that it had an unintended effect on you, I apologize unconditionally.

You are welcome to use the grayscale as you wish. I made it especially to match Vegas scope indexing for use in exactly this kind of situation.

Note: DNxHR / DNxHD may give you a less troublesome handoff to Premiere, assuming both parties are willing to install it. May be best to stick with RGB levels until delivery render. It is possibly a little larger than XAVC-I YUV, and may survive more round trip generations without artifacts (I haven't tested this, but of course I will have to.)

For more detailed discussion on the new Magix ProRes decoder, the forum Search feature is probably your best bet at this time,